Championing Human Rights Close to Home and Far Away: Human Rights Education in the Light of National Identity Construction and Foreign Policy in Norway

Autor/in	Vesterdal, Knut
Titel	Championing Human Rights Close to Home and Far Away: Human Rights Education in the Light of National Identity Construction and Foreign Policy in Norway
Quelle	In: Human Rights Education Review, 2 (2019) 1, S.5-24 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2535-5406
Schlagwörter	Civil Rights; Foreign Policy; Foreign Countries; Citizenship Education; Correlation; Role of Education; Social Values; Position Papers; Core Curriculum; Political Influences; International Relations; Cultural Traits; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Außenpolitik; Ausland; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Korrelation; Bildungsauftrag; Sozialer Wert; Positionspapier; Kerncurriculum; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Internationale Beziehungen; Norwegen
Abstract	Human rights education (HRE) has been recognised in international educational discourses as a sustainable practice to develop active citizenship and protect human dignity. However, such education has not been fully explored in a broader political context. In addition to contributing to empowering citizens to resist human rights violations, HRE plays several roles in society, contributing to both national identity and international image-building. The article explores possible relations between national identity construction, foreign policy and HRE in Norway through the following research question: "What interplay occurs between Norwegian foreign policy and national identity in relation to human rights, and, within this context, what is the role of HRE?" The article presents a qualitative analysis of Norwegian policy documents and reports, arguing that HRE is a component of Norwegian national identity as well as political currency in foreign relations. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of South-Eastern Norway. Postboks 235, 3603 Kongsberg, Norway. Tel: +47-310-08000; e-mail: postmottak@usn.no; Web site: http://www.usn.no
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01